Forecast valid from: 00:00, Thursday 07 May 2026 until 00:00, Friday 08 May 2026
South to southwest winds will reach force 6 at times on Thursday on Irish coasts from Rossan Point to Bloody Foreland to Malin Head.
Nil
Ireland lies in a light to moderate southerly or variable airflow between a ridge of high pressure extending from the Azores, and a depression of 1002hPa centred to the southeast of Iceland which will slowly track eastwards tonight.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Wind: Southerly force 3 to 5, reaching force 6 for a time on the North Irish Sea.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with occasional showers.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in showers.
Wind: Southerly or variable force 2 to 4. Later becoming force 3 to 5. Decreasing westerly force 2 to 4 by the end of the period.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with occasional showers.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in showers.
Wind: Increasing southwesterly force 4 or 5 imminent. Soon increasing southwesterly force 4 to 6. Later veering west to northwest force 3 or 4.
Weather: Cloudy to fair with occasional showers.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in showers.
Light to moderate southerly winds in the east and south with northwesterly winds in the north and west. Winds will become moderate to fresh northerly through Friday increasing strong in the southwest. Weather: Cloudy to fair with scattered showers.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Thursday 07 May 2026
All times are local unless specified